Necktie rack



Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED STATES soLoMoN mossBAcHER, on NEW YORK, N.

PATENT OFFICE m. SCHREIIBEB, on NEW. YORK, N. Y.

NECKTIE RACK Application filed August 7,

This invention is a neck-tie rack, the purpose of which is to provide, for the support of neck-ties in a compact condition, but

hanging a towel on a towel rack. The ties become bunched on such bar and it is generally necessary in selecting a tie to,move quite a number of them along the bar before the desired tie can be seen and removed. Numerous attempts have been made to provide for the support of ties individually upon separate bars, but such deviceshave not met with favor for the reason that the ties are continually .falling from their individual bars. I

With these considerations in mind, the object of the present invention is to-provide a rack whereinthe ties may be individually supported on sepaiat'ebars which are in turn mounted on a suitable support in such manner that the rack may be normally moved into an out of the way position flat against the wall.v When it is desired to select a tie, the rack may be movedinto a substantially horizontal position to render the ties selectively accessible so that they* can be individually removed. The rack is so constructed that it automatically tends to assume a vertical out of the 'way position against the wall.

An important feature of the' invention consists in the em loyment of a retainer preferably in the orm of a bail which. is so associated with the rack that under'normal conditions this bail will serve to simultaneously retain all of the ties against falling from therack, but such bail is adapted for movement into a position to allow of the removal of any particular tie.

-The structure is simple, economical to manufacture, thoroughly'eflicient in the per- 1 folded condition.

.the carrier frame. is designated 9".

1928. Serial in. 297,935.

formance of its intended functions and fulfills along felt want in this field.

Features of the invention, other than those specified, will be apparent from the hereinafter detailed description and draw-v ing', when read in conjunction with the ac companying claims.

The accompanying A drawing illustrates one practicalv embodiment of the invention, but the construction therein shown is to be understood as'illustrative, only, and not as defining the limits; of the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the tie rack of the present invention in its preferred practical form and in such position that neckties may be readily positioned on or removed therefrom. 7

' Figure 2 is a front elevation of the rack, this figure showing the parts in normal Figure 3 is a side elevation of the structure as shown in Figure 2.

- Referring to .the drawings, 1 designates the supporting plate which is adapted to be securedagainst a wall, door or any other appropriatevertical' ,surfaceby means of screws '2. The plate 1 is provided with brackets 3 which have'tlierein bearings 4 and are also 1 formed withchambers 5 adapted to house coil springs 6.

7- designates an inverted U shaped carrier frame preferably made of wire, the freeends .of which arebent at right angles and into Y., ASSIGNOB or ONE-HALF To EDWARD substantial alinement to form trunnions 8 which extend through the chambers 5 into the bearings 4 to thus mount the carrier frame for pivotal movement on a horizontal axis. At spaced apart distances longitudinally of the frame are secured parallel transversely extending rods 9. These rods are all. of the samelength and may be secured to the frame 7 spot welding, soldering or otherwise, soas to extend the same distance on each side of the frame and each end of each rod -9 is turned up as shown The rod which is nearest to the. base of This .rod instead of being provided-with upturned ends as the .other rods is provided at its opcollectively constitute what may be termed a grid. This grid is pivotal with respect to the attaching plate 1 on a horizontal axis and the retaining bail 12 is also pivotal on a.

different horizontal axis, viz. on the rod 9. The springs 6 "which are housed within the chambers 5 are so positioned as to embrace the trunnions 8 and one end of each of these springs is secured to its associated trunnion while the other end is fixed with respect to the bracket 3 in which it is housed. These springs further serve to normally elevate both the grid and hail into the normally compacted positions shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The grid may, however, be grasped at, its upper end and .drawn downwardly in a horizontal position into engagement with a stop 16 as shown in Figure 1. To. facilitate this, the free end of the carrier frame is bent outwardly as shown at 14 to. form-a handle. When the grid is moved to the horizontal position, the bail will move with it and will rest upon the outer end portions of the rods 9 so that neckties supported on the rods will not fall ofi of the ends of the rods or become inadvertently displaced therefrom.

In order that the bail may more efficiently function'in this connection, its side portions are recessed as shown at 15 and these recesses are placed so that they will cooperate with the respective rods 9 to efiiciently retain neck-ties in place. After the grid and bail are in horizontal position, and while the grid is held in this position, the bail is lifted into vertical position as shown in Fig.1 to release the tiesso that any one of them can be lifted off or replaced on the grid. During this period, the bail will maintain its upstanding position for the reason that its upper end will contact with the wall while the axis of its pivotal movement is spaced away from the wall so as to throw the weight of the bail on the wall side of its axis.

After the ties have been removed from or replaced on the. rack as stated, the bail is manually lowered into engagement with the grid and the grid is then permitted to lift under the impulse of the springs 6 to return the parts to normal compacted "condition wherein the grid and-bail will rest against the wall and the ties will hang vertically therefrom.

The device is constructed almost entirely from wire and therefore may be economically manufactured. It is pleasing in appearance and is thoroughly eflicient in operation. The accompanying drawing illustrates the invention in its preferred practical form, but the invention is to-be understood as fully commensurate with the appended claims. v

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire'to secure by Letters Patent is: 1

1. In a neck tie rack, the combination of a suitable attaching plate provided thereon with brackets -having therein chambered bearings, a substantially U-shaped carrier frame provided at its base with alined trunnions extending into said hearings to mount the carrier frame for pivotal movement on a horizontal axis, springs housed within the chambers of the brackets with one end of each spring secured to the bracket and'the other end of each spring secured to the carrier frame to normally elevate the carrier frame into a substantially vertical position, necktie supporting rods arranged in spaced relation longitudinally of the carrier frame and extending transversely of the frame and beyond the lateral edges thereof to provide arms on which neck ties may be hung, the outer ends of said arms being bent to form stops against the sliding of the neck ties off of the arms, and a bail pivoted to the arms next adjacent the trunnions of the carrier frame and said bail being shaped to be folded lnto engagement with all the rest of said arms adjacent the bent ends thereof'to po'si- I t1vely retain the neck ties on said arms, and astop carried by one of the brackets and engageable by the carrier frame for limiting the downward pivotal movement of the carrier frame to a substantially horizontal posi tion.

2. In a neck-tie rack, the combination of a suitable attacking plate provided with bearings, a carrier frame pivotally mounted in the bearings of the attaching plate for pivotal movement on a horizontal axis, a spring connection between the plate and frame for normally impelling the carrier frame into substantially vertical position, laterally extending arms on the carrier frame for supportlng neck-ties, said arms being provided at their .outer ends with stops to preclude slidingof the neck-ties off of the arms, and

a bail pivotally supported on the carrier frame and shaped to be folded into engagement with the arms of said frame adjacent the outer ends of the arms to positively retain the neckties on said arms, and a stop carried. by the plate and engageable by the frame for limiting the downward pivotal movement-of the frame to a substantially horizontal position.

3. In a neck tie rack, the combination of a suitable attaching plate provided thereon with brackets having therein chambered bearings, a substantially U shaped carrier frame provided at its base with alined trunnions-extending into said bearings to mount the carrier frame for pivotal movement on a horizontal axis, springs housed within the chambers of the bracketslwith one end of each spring secured to the bracket and. the other end of each springsecured to the carrier frame to normally elevate the carrier frame into a substantially vertical position,

neck tie supporting rods arranged in s aced relation longitudinally of the carrier rame and extending transversely of the frame and beyond the lateral edges thereof to provide arms on which neck ties may be hung, the I outer ends of said arms being bent,to form stops against the sliding of the neck ties off of the arms, and. astop, carried by one of the brackets and engageable by the carrier frame, for-limiting the downward pivotal movement of the carrier frame to a substantially horizontal position.

4. In a neck tie rack, a combination of an attaching plate provided thereon with alined ing alined trunnions fitted into the bearings bearings, a U shaped wire rod carrier provided at its free ends with laterally extendto mount the carrier on the plate for pivotal movement on the horizontal axis, a plurality of wire supporting rods extending across the carrier in perpendicular relation to the length thereof, and permanently secured to the carrier to provide on either lateral side of the carrier a plurality of arms on which j neck ties may be individually hung, the

outer end of each of said arms being provided with a stop so that the neck ties will not ;a a slide off of said arm, means for normallyrev taining the carrier and arms thereon in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the attaching plate, and a stop for limiting the pivotal movement of the carrier into substantially perpendicular rel'ationto the plane of said plate. a

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing specification.

SOLOMON. MOSSBACHER. 

